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<LEGEND>
This  schedule  contains  summary  financial   information  extracted  from  the
consolidated  balance  sheet  of  AT&T  Corp.  at  December  31,  1998,  and the
consolidated  statement of income for the twelve-month period ended December 31,
1998,  and  is  qualified  in  its  entirety  by  reference  to  such  financial
statements.
</LEGEND>
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